The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-09
revenues for the establishment OF a high

water service.
Tho Board Of Police and Fire Commis
sioncrs submitted bills on account Of the
Fire Department amounting 10 $lGD IS
and on account OF the Police To thu
amount Of SCI 90, that we're ordered paid
ORDINANCES.
The report Of the Committeo'on Ordin.
ancaa raised a racket In both branches
In the Second, Mr.. Healy objected to the
report that II was inexpedient 10 change
the ordinance requiring all stockyards tc
be kept on the commons near the tunnel
Ho attempted TO spring on Council the
lengthy petitions that we're fully conaider.
ed by the committee, and moved tina,
Colonel Arnett, counsel for the Second
ward stock men, DO allowed to 70 over
his argument. The Branch did not want
this and sustained the committees
finding. :
Mr.. Healey at first objected to tho ordi.
nance submitted closing barber shops or
Sunday, but later withdrew bis objection
and IT WAS passed. The llno imposed 70,
itB violation was made not less than s. moi
more $50 and costs Of prosecution. In the
First Branch nearly an hour was con.
sumed 6llibustering over thia ordinance
but 1t was finally passed, to the great de-.
light Of the gallery Of BARRIERS, who ap'
plauded wildly.
The ordinance submitted by the com,
mitteo granting the use OF natural gas al
an illuminant where It would not come In
competition with tho ci.y's gas, in manufac
turing establishments, was passed by bott
branches, although Ia the Second Il crea
ted q lengthy discussion. Messrs. Rob
ertson, Caldwell and Harrell advocated
the passage Of the ordinance as reported
Messss. Alliaon and Cruise favored 1t
but wanted certain restrictions add
cd. Mr.. Allison offered the following
Resohed, That the draft OF a proposee
ordinance authorizing the Gas Trustees tt
issue permita for using natural gas for IL
Eliminating purposes In places where TIL
same will not conflict with the sale of arti
fetal gas by the city, be re.committed t
the Committee on Ordinances with in
structions to include in tho ordinance
some provision for reasonable considera
ton to the city for the right given to til,
Natural Gas Companies to sell natural eal
for illuminating purposes, and that Tho
ordinance be printed.
d WIS aeieaten ny q vote OF 70 to 3
tne majority reasoning that what was re-
CURED OF the company. would be required
Dy Tue company Of TUG consumer.
MI. ufass offered the following as 81
amendment 10 the ordinance, and it toe
was rejected by a heavy majority: NJ
burner shall be used in such works will
~ opening iess than one'iourth Of an Incl
IN diameter.
CHANGING II TIME.
The report OF tho Committee on Rail
roads recommending that on April j
Wheeling tipe be changed to Easterr
Standard time wSs adopted, aud the mi
nority report of Messrs. Ferrell and Del
brugge tabled.
The great racket Of the evening, how.
ever, took place in the Second Brauch
about II o'clock. It was over a report al
the Board OF Public Works, It referred
to the rejection of its appointments
by this Branch at the last meeting
on account Of the increase in the SALARY d
the clerk. Nh. 'Laucast.r. from 5000 tc
81 900. It reported again the appoint.
ment of J.. W. Warden to be Street Ohm.
missioner at a salary OF 81, 200 uer anuum,
that Of F. L. Hope 10 be Surveyor at thu
compensation allowed by ordinance, and
that Of ]. A. Lancaster to be- clerk at d
salary OF $500, the difference between the
old salary and the one tirst proposed
being split. Mr., Warden and Mr..
Hogs were confirmed: Mr.. Lancaa.
ter was rejected; then, the vote by
which Mr.. Warden was confirmed. was re-.
considered aud after a bitter and acrimon.
ious debate the report IVES referred bscl;